What is non-negotiable in your life? Sunday night football Pizza on Fridays Memorial Day Weekend at grandma and grandpa’s The non-negotiables in our lives – can change our life. What God-honoring non-negotiables exist in your life? Do …
With Thanksgiving in 2 weeks and Christmas in 6, stress begins to mount in many hearts and homes these days. Take the offensive. Be prepared. This is a simple list. Read it fast. Read it slow. Keep …
Do you know and love a teenager? We currently have three in our lives and under our roof. A single prayer rises up from my soul for each one of them. It’s found in Ephesians 1:17-19. I …
Bold. When was the last time you ran smack dab into something BOLD? What about BOLD and BEAUTIFUL? Today is your lucky day! The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I lack. (Psalm 23:1 HCSB) …
For the first time in my life I flew across the country while not occupying a window seat. More aware of the people around me, I was surprised to discover that the cabin around me was …
I single-handedly killed, not one, but at least a dozen butterflies yesterday. A dozen! I winced over each one. Never before in 24 years had I seen so many butterflies in the first two miles from …
The third faith-factor we learn from Jesus’ time with His Father is: God’s Word was Foundational. When Jesus was alone in the desert, he fasted. I can imagine his stomach groaning in protest. It had to …
The second faith-factor we learn from Jesus’ time with His Father is: the Holy Spirit was active throughout. The third and fourth chapters of the Gospel of Luke bear testimony to the power of the Holy …
Away to a Quiet Place What does this mean for us today? First, Jesus went away to quiet places. The value of getting away to a quiet place can’t be underestimated. For Jesus, the desert (as …
